Confederation of Madja-as

• The Datus embarked on sailing rafts of the type used by the Visayans in Sumatra and Borneo
• The Datus, together with their wives and children, as well as a few faithful servants and followers; monks, scholars, soldiers were secretly escorted out of the country by the Rajah's Chief Minister, whose name was Datu Puti
• Datus were high officials (rendered high-official during the invasion but before the Hindu invasion, Datus were considered co-equal Paramount Rulers of a Kedatuan)
• Barangay


  Smallest social unit in the present-day Philippines
• The local folklore says that the name of the Bornean Rajah was Makatunao
• Balangay


  Seafaring vessel used by the Visayans in Sumatra and Borneo
• It was established by 10 leaders called Datus
• The Datus were connected with the court of Indianized native kingdoms of Brunei and Srivijaya
• According to tradition, the name Balangay survives in the local culture of Western Visayas
• The term Barangay came from Balangay
• They embarked on sailing rafts of the type used by the Visayans
• The Visayans used this type of sailing raft in Sumatra and Borneo
• Barangay


  The smallest social unit in present-day Philippines
• Balangay


  The seafaring vessel used by the Visayans
• Visayans

  People from the Malay settlements of what is now Borneo and Philippines